Coconut Mango Scones

Coconut and fresh mango compliment each other in these coffee time treat.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tbsp baking powder 
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1 tbsp orange zest
• 1/4 cup butter
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup mango or peach yogurt
• 1 egg
• 1 mango, peeled and cut into small cubes
• 1/3 cup unsweetened fine coconut

Method:

1. Mix together dry ingredients. 
2. Cut in butter until mixture become crumbly and fine.
3. Stir together all liquid ingredients and using a fork, stir into dry ingredients until all dry ingredients are moist. Do not over mix.
4. Stir in mango and coconut.
5. Drop mounds of batter onto parchment-lined baking pan. (8 large or 10-12 medium sized)
6. Bake in 400º oven for 20 minutes. Remove to a cooling rack.
7. While still warm glaze.

Glaze:

• 1 cup icing sugar
• 2 tbsp orange juice

Mix to a thick pourable glaze.

TIP: Place cooling rack with scones over sink when ready to drizzle with glaze. Any drips will fall into sink for easy cleanup. 

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